The bishop is unfathomable.

[Analyzing Project: Poem of Souls (Phase 1), Current Progress: 100%, Phase 1 analysis complete.]

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[Gain spell: Shadow of the Soul]

[Shadow of the Soul: Beneath the radiance, all things cast their shadows. You can use this method to create a portion of your own soul's shadow and mold it into a unique familiar.]

Current number of splits: one

As the prompts popped up on the panel in front of Li Wei's eyes, the originally chaotic text and content that had been memorized in his mind began to rearrange itself.

Soon, a large amount of knowledge began to be reorganized in his mind. At the same time as he acquired this knowledge, Li Wei's spirit and soul also began to establish a weak connection with the Dream Realm, generating a faint spiritual energy that was almost undetectable.

When Li Wei came to his senses, he had completely mastered the spell called Shadow of the Soul.

Combining the information provided by the panel with the new knowledge he had acquired, he understood the effect of the spell.

Using one's own soul to create a special familiar that is absolutely obedient to oneself, whose strength will continuously increase as the creator's soul strength increases.

Furthermore, if one learns the subsequent content of the Soul Poem, the familiar itself can develop intelligence and self-awareness, no longer needing to be controlled.

Furthermore... when necessary, a familiar can also serve as a life-saving trump card, shielding him from a potentially fatal attack.

However, the price is that the "shadow" of one's own soul is permanently reduced, and the maximum number of familiars that can be created will also be permanently reduced.

When there is no need to use the familiar, the familiar can be hidden in the dark side of the creator's soul, and no matter where the familiar is, it can be instantly summoned back to the dark side of the soul by the creator.

Because they theoretically belong to the same soul, the creator can also share the familiar's vision and hearing, and even speak through the familiar.

There are many other uses that don't seem to be included in the first stage of the curriculum; perhaps more will be unlocked as you continue learning.

Even so, this skill is still extremely useful.

However, Li Wei estimated that even if he did nothing but read all day, it would take at least 20 days to finish learning the book.

And he certainly can't just learn skills. He was still willing to listen to Barris's advice.

Not to mention that we also need to take stock of the number of banned books, find the mole, and at the very least, recover the books that have been lost abroad.

Even if everything goes smoothly, it will probably take at least half a month.

The optimal solution is obviously to let the skill run in the background first, check it occasionally to speed it up, and ensure sleep at night in addition to meditation.

Sleep is still necessary unless one successfully reaches the first level. After reaching the first level, there is a saying that meditation can replace sleep, but it cannot be continued indefinitely.

"Meditation... although it is a very simple ritual, it still requires the purchase of some props and materials."

"Go look for it after you get off work later."

"Once we have the blue bar, we'll try to create a familiar first. Then we can use the familiar to meet those people, which will greatly reduce the risk of being exposed."

Li Wei muttered to himself, then noticed that Xiao Hei was tilting its head and looking at him, its amber vertical pupils revealing a human-like question.

"Huh? Why are you looking at me like that? Was I acting strange just now?"

Li Wei, who thought he had just been spacing out, reached out his hand without saying anything more. He simply began to stroke the cat's fur, then picked it up and glanced at the time.

"Oh, it's already past 12 o'clock."

"We'd better hurry, I don't know if the food in the cafeteria will be sold out because we're late."

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"Warren, come here for a second."

In an office of the Inspectorate, Blake knocked on the door and called a young inspector out.

The inspector named Warren was somewhat confused. He put down the documents in his hand and followed Blake into the corridor.

"What happened, Inspector General Blake?"

"Don't overthink it. I remember you were the one in charge of the banned book recall for the past seven years at the Bureau of Inspectorate, weren't you?" Blake asked.

Warren nodded: "That's right. Usually, when we find books that need to be recalled, we ask the church's agents to take them back, then hand them over to the Bureau of Inspection for registration and initial preservation, and then transfer them to the Norren Grand Library."

"This has been how it's been operating for the past seven years."

Blake patted Warren on the shoulder and smiled. "This job isn't easy, is it? And I remember you're doing this on top of having your own regular job, right?"

Warren scratched his head: "It's not that difficult. I've gotten used to it since I graduated and joined the Bureau of Inspectorate. After all, I'm usually only responsible for supervising crimes committed by ordinary people."

"It was because I wasn't too busy with work that the director assigned me to this task temporarily... I just never expected that seven years would pass by in the meantime."

"Then congratulations! You won't have to be in charge of the forbidden book collection anymore." Blake laughed. "The Norren Grand Library has found a new forbidden book collector, and he will be in charge of the relevant work from now on."

"First, find all the files on the banned books that have been recovered over the past seven years, and then make a separate file containing the number and names of each book."

"At that time, we'll send the annual archives and summary documents to the library together."

"But we can take it slow and finish it by the end of the month. There are still some troublesome things to resolve in the city."

"Don't worry, the director and I have seen your contributions, and it's time for you to move up in your position."

Blake left after he finished speaking.

Warren's face was stiff, and his forced smile revealed a hint of fear and unease.

Even though Blake hadn't gone far, he was finding it hard to contain his expression and emotions.

Fortunately, Blake left quickly and didn't notice the unusual expression on his face.

After taking a few deep breaths, he returned to his office, reverting to his usual polite and reserved demeanor. He then told his colleagues, "I'm going to the warehouse to move some old files over. I might also have to go to the church to pick something up. I probably won't be back this afternoon."

"If anyone asks, just say I'm organizing documents. Inspector General Blake knows about it."

After saying that, he picked up his identification, service pistol, and dagger from the table and hurriedly left the office.

But instead of going to the inspectorate's warehouse as he had said, he went out through the back door of the inspectorate and carefully sneaked into a nearby alley, where he found a coin-operated phone booth.

After inserting a coin, Warren dialed a number.

After three rings, the call was answered.

Before the person on the other end of the phone could speak, Warren said, "The situation has changed, and our deal may not be able to continue."